Growth and biochemical characterization of microalgal biomass produced in bubble column and airlift photobioreactors: Studies in fed-batch culture

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1015-1023

  Sánchez Mirón, Asterio ^a   Cerón García, Marie Carmen ^a   García Camacho, Francisco ^a   Molina Grima, Emilio ^a   Chisti, Yusuf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airlift reactors; Microalgal culture; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Photobioreactors

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHARACTERIZATION; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PHOTOINHIBITION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRY WEIGHT; FED BATCH CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 2242493584     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00229-6     Document Type: Article

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